Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-13
The Railroad Robbery.

PTrTsBuRa. April 12. - The wholesale
arrests of the employees Of the Pan Han
die Railroad for robbing freight trains
continues TO be the engrossinR topic
amose railroad men and citizens.
superintendent Taylor's Office was be.
sieQed from early msrninR by men in
search Of employment. The read Ia
nov fully equipped, and there 10 no de-
lay in the movement Of freight. No ar
rests have been reported since last
night. Speaking Of the probable con-
vistion Of the men new ia jail, Special
Agent Rue said this morning that of the
sixty men under arrest, there we're not
more than one or possibly two who
stood any chance Of being shown not
guilty.
The capture Of J. A. Dunlap ct Den
nisoB, Ohio, particularly pleased The
detectives. As stated last night be made
q confession in which be said the steal
ing bad been going on for months. He
said be coald give the names of all the
men implicated on the PittsburR Divis-
ION of the Paa Handle but vas afraid
TO do so. His language 10 the officer
being, II would give you their names.
bat great God, they would kill me. =
There vas an organization among the
robbers, Dunlap Ssid, and no regular
place Of work. Each crew worked By
itself.
Notwithstanding Dunlsp's confession,
the officers Of the road still bslievs that
the piunderers we're thoroughly organ.
lied and we're carrying on robberies
uadsr the systematic direc ion Of shrevd
leaders. When q new man entered the
service Of the road. II be vas thouRhs te
be the right kind Of fellow. be Vas in
isiatad inte the RpnR With q rigid oath
binding him 10 secrecy.
A bill was introduced In the Stats
Legislature last night which vas in
| tanded 10 cover such cases as the rail-
read robberies lost brought 70 light iu
this city. The bill IL in the shape Of sH
amendment 10 the Penal Code Al
present there is no specific Law fos
breaking open q ear unless 10 is proved
| that the car vas forced vita intent u
commit q felony.
While rumaRing thrOaRk the effects
of one OF the EinRleaders Of the Par
| Handle robbers this msruirR, SpsciA
OfioeF Miller discovered . package con
tanning six giant dynamite cartridges
sufficient to blow up the largest bald
| ing in the town. The discovery ereatec
considerable alarm and the cartridges
were handled very tenderiy. Furthel
| investigation disclosed q lot Of fuse aue
eaps-iu fact, all the Necessary para
| Threnalia for the successful fripR Of ID,
| cartridges Immediately after dndinl
| the dynamite a. investigation vas be
gan, tbs result Of which. however, ihi
detectives refused 70 make pablie. Ihel
even declined 10 give the name Of thl
rsaa in whose room the stef vss foand
OfHcsF Miller intinalea thst the objsc
Of the roboeF IN securing and Storm
the dynamite vAs known and thzt
would make good reading wbeR 70
prepsr tine same for its disclosure.
there was q consultation this morn
inc oct seen Assistant District Attorae
Fagfn and JOHN Z. Hamilton. IL wA
thonghf that a large numbsr of ID
uen vill pleA6 eniisy on one or -
charges. scd thus escape trial on 60
accumulation of charges A number G
pessv fellows. whsse s3ealinRs vsE
trininR, viil be discharged, asd toi
- isAss this pAFt Of the eOantry. III
lvAses of ths men have besa vithhs.